Sailing Report

Anchorage: La Playita is a very rolly anchorage due to all the boat traffic but the Marina dock is the only safe place we found to leave our Dinghy for a night out on the town. The marina charges $8 a day but they make you pay for the week…however much longer is left in the week. If it is Monday, you have to pay through Sunday for a total of 7 days. If it’s Thursday you pay through Sunday for a total of 4 days. It’s a weird system but it’s the only option and still cheaper than the marina ($150 for the first night). The bus runs into town and is incredibly cheap at $0.25 cents a ride. Taxis are still very affordable and much faster if you are in a hurry. A cab from the marina to or from Casco Viejo is $6-15 depending on the time of day (they don’t like to work late, can’t say I blame them).

Thank You!

An extra special shout-out to everyone who has shopped through our gear store, those who have left a tip in our jar and big love to our Patreons who have made a tremendous difference in our lives. The collective support has afforded us the time and dedication to share more videos this year than ever before. It’s viewers like you that make it all possible. Thank You!

Hello there! I honestly don’t know what to say, so I am going to tell you a bunch of random facts instead. I'm a fish eating vegetarian who hates spiders and loves snakes. I almost never took vacations growing up. I wanted to be Pippi Longstocking (still do). I misspell about every other word I write and still struggle with grammar. I love splurging on a good high tea (which is really hard to find these days). And whatever you do, don’t tell me I can’t do something, because then I'll HAVE to do it!

Comments (49)

Rob Floyd

Hey Nikki and Jason, One of my life goals is to sail the Bahamas so I was searching out videos of folks crossing the Florida straits a few weeks ago and came across your channel. I’m hooked! I’ve binge watched all your videos and have gotten caught up so far. Panama looks amazing. I love the joy that you two have and express in all your videos. I’m a fan. Thanks for sharing your adventure and for inspiring others. Happy travels! I’ll be watching and plotting my own sailing adventure. Rob Floyd – Charlotte, NC

Victor Santiago

Hi Jason & Nikki, Been benge ( I’m like you Nikki, can’t spell to save my life LOL) watching your adventure since the beginning wh3n you were shopping for your boat. I’ve totally inspired by you guys, I love you all! Sooo…a bit about me, I’m a 75 year old retiree on a very fixed income wishing I could do what you guys are doing. Oh by the way just to let you know you guys are still on your honey moon….. My bride and I have been married for 52 years:>). I’ve thinking of starting a you tube channel and maybe work towards supplementing my fixed income a little. I have 75 years of wisdom( and mistakes) that maybe I could pass on, hopefully some people would be interested. What do you think? Would you be interested? Thank you so much Victor

Happy New Year 2018 you two!!! Jasper and I are always so excited to see your newest adventures. What you have accomplished with your dedication and attention to detail in the past year on your sailing adventure is incredible and commendable. Watching you two is a joy, your love for each other and passion for life in inspirational to me. Lots of hugs and wishing you and your furry babies safe travels always. xox Karin

LB Pond

Great in the moment video! Happy New Year and thanks for sharing. We have been watching your videos since we got our Class A in 2016. We enjoy and are inspired by your adventurous spirit. Be safe and all the best in 2018 for us all. Linda & Jim – Plano, TX

Mara Culp

You two are awesome (so am I)! I’m enjoying your sharing your adventures & technical aspects – I have also learned a lot from your posts. I RV full-time, but also enjoy sailing (once in a while). Go!!!!

Deborah Kerr

Happy New Year Kids, I think about you two all the time and wish you the very best, I feel like your my own kids and I always worry between your post, just like when my own kids are between visits. Linda and I are taking a break from travel this winter so are in -20 and 3 feet of snow up here in Tulameen enjoying winter activities and wishing we where there. Anyway please tip a glass for us to a glorious 2018.

Roger B

Patrick

I agree with Kevin, you started off with your left foot, however, who cares ? You guys are funny when you’re half in the bag. New Years is a time to celebrate, and you shared it with us, your followers. Thanks!

We have to lift the left foot so we start off on the right. 🙂 Funny thing is we weren’t half in the bag. One cocktail at dinner and then one beer while watching the fireworks was all we had. That is just us high on life. Thanks for being a part of the journey! Happy 2018!

Tracy H

May you have a Happy and Blessed New Year. Love your videos, from the very first RV vid to the this new one. You both inspire us to reach for the stars. Thank you for many beautiful, interesting, and educational vids. Love you guys.

Happy 2018! Sorry Jim, we get so many comments from so many different places and our email inboxes are always overflowing so it is incredibly hard to keep up with it all. We are heading out of Panama and onto Ecuador in a few days. When do you arrive?

Randy Thorne

A very happy new year to you both, that was a very heart felt video. That is why I follow you and am a Pateron,I feel a personal connection to you after watching you from the conception of the boat. I wish you fair winds and good health for ever!. Would we be headed to the Galapagos? I’m sure we would like to go. <3

Big love Randy! You guys are our virtual family and we’re so humbled to have you along for the journey. We do have our sights set on the Galapagos! We’re actually taking on a new crew member today and will film a little intro and an update to share on Patreon. So, we’ll see you soon!

Karen Christenson

Bev Hall

Happy New Year! Travel safe. Love following your journey starting back in that gray-coloured class A. Now I am just beginning, howbeit very small in a Class B Roadtrek and only part time. Gotta start somewhere. Heading to Sedona now and then to Quartsite for the RTR. I’m another Canadian from Ontario travelling solo. All the best in 2018 and journey on.

A Class B is perfect! We would have loved to had something that small and stealthy. You can go anywhere, almost no restrictions and lots of flexibility. It’s perfect! Enjoy the road and may it be as kind and wondrous to you as it was to us. Happy trails!

Noah Hurry

Awesome production. Congrats to you both. I have enjoyed your wandering traveler blog since 2 RV’s ago. If you were foodie’s or yacht brokers you’d have your own TV show. But then you couldn’t be wandering travelers. Keep doing what you obviously love.

Kevin

Happy New Year to both of you , let’s all hope your adventure just gets better !! You must think back over this last period of sailing sometime with wonder and just how fantastic it’s all turned out . I would imagine that it’s been far better than you could ever had hoped for . Just wonder how much better it can be as everyday you’ll get a little better at sailing and become masters of the sea and everything ahead

you have been such a huge inspiration to us. we have been follow since you picked out your first RV. it is hard to get all this content out there and inspire people but this year that’s what we are doing. can’t wait to share with you what you have inspired us to do. keep pushing guys we love you and happy new year.

Linda Whalen

Bahamamama penny

Happy New Year kids. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your adventure!!! You both clean up great! ? It is quiet and still this morning in Thompson Bay Long Island Bahamas. 6 boats in bay. Cold front coming with W winds at 28 so you inow what that means for us here! Live you both!

Patrick Burneson

George Hofmann

Ken Call

Happy New Year to Jason and Nikki. We just love watching your videos and we just love you. You are so genuine and are such good people. We hope and pray that only goodness will follow you on all your adventures which we are so fortunate to take a part of…with you. Thank you so much for sharing. Ken and Marilyn of Utah

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Pam McClure

Happy new year. Wonderful up to the moment video. I’m so glad I can be a part of your adventure. I’ma fairly restless yet lazy person with a fear of flying so I’m excited to watch what you do. I have a tendency to buy houses (and lose money each time) as an outlet for my whatever. I used to travel when I was a younger adult (lived in Scotland for two years), and as a kid moved a bit with a navy dad. It’s fun to watch you grow and learn and I can’t wait to see your south seas adventures. I long to see Tahiti and New Zealand and Australia. Yay for you guys!!!!

Rhonda

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Charla Garth

Happy New Year from one of your inspired followers. I am 70. I just sold my home of 34 years and moved into a 21 foot Winnebago Travato. I’m heading to LA (with my 12 year old cat) to pick up my 96 year old Mom, and we are hitting the southern route of the US for as long as we can stand it! It’s NEVER too late. BTW, my daughter calls me a Badass! Cheers. Thanks for your beautiful videos.